Bill,
I suspect it is the engraving that makes it a bargain. Those two particular
lenses are VERY nice in the SC silvernose variant. The 100/2.8 is
particularly smooth. You'll like them both!
Tom
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From: "Bill Stanke" <bstanke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Users Group" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 4:11 PM
Subject: [OM] KEH Bargain = silvernose?
> Hi Zuiks:
>
> I just had a visit from the Big Brown Truck. He dropped me off a 100/2.8
> from KEH. It was rated as "Bargain" by KEH. The aperture is crisp and
oil
> free, glass is clean and scratch-free, very little wear, even on the
> aperture ring. The only "drawback" that I could see was the silver nose.
> Ditto for the 21/3.5 that I bought from them last week.
>
> Now, two samples is not statistically significant, but I'm curious: does a
> silver nose equal a "Bargain" designation?
>
> The 100/2.8 also has the former owner's name and SSN engraved on the
barrel.
> Any good ideas for "un-engraving" a lens - black paint?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Bill Stanke
>
>
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